Anchor-post.



L. A. L W. B. HENNING.

ANCHOR POST. APPLIOATION FILED JAN. 6, 1911.

Patented Dec. 5i, 1911.

UNITED sTAijrENr oFFIoE.

LOUIS A. HENNING, or TOLEDO, AND WrLLiAM B. HENNING, or NORTHBALTIMORE,

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ANCHOR-POST.

i To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that we, Loms A. HENNNG, of Toledo, Lucas count Ohio,- and VILLIAM B. HENNINQ of orth Baltimore,

lVood county, Ol1io,4 citizens of the United enable others skilled 'in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference ,being had to the accompanyingf' drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification, j ,Y H

Our invention relates to anchor posts for,

fences, and particularly to posts of `thecharacter constructedof T-irn and intended morees ecially for use in Wire fence construction, ut 1s not lnmted to use 1n such connection.

A'lhe'oloject of 'our invention is the provision of a simple, efficient and strong post of this character; which is composed of-few .pa-rts, is economical and easy of manufac- "t'ure' and capable ot being easily and quie {ly setup infproperly adjusted position, fandwhich is adapted in numerous ways to obviate 4the defects, cost. und labor incident to the construction, setting up :.nil

'maintenance of :other anchor posts.

.The lnvention 1s fully described 1n the following specification, and while, in itsE 'action ot the coactlng parts of the' bracket broader aspect, it is capable of embodiment innumerousforma aY preferred form ot the same is illust-rated in the accompanying which the brace coacts. Fig.v 3 is a top'- Figs..

drawings, in Whieh,- p

Flgure 1 1s a side elevation setup of a postfand brace'.einbody-ing the invention.

Fig. 2 is a` face view of the post plate with tol the, ground` @l a distance 'from the post.

Specification of Letters Patent.`

tween the post and brace at their'pointof Patented Dec-.l5,.1 911. Application filed January 6, 1911. Serial No. 601,202. I'

To obtain the A best practical results in I strength and convenience Aof attachingv a" fence to a-post it is 'found to be importantto dispose the plain surface of the post in the direction of pull ofi'an attached fence as above described, and to dispose the tla'tY surface of the brace-bar lon the 'under side thereof with the inner or post-'end .of such flat surface bearing against the flat side of the post-adj acentfits top whereby contact is etl'ected between the flat surfaces of both" the post and brace and a firm and substantial bearing thereby provided. 'In orderto provide a safeconnection bef contact, a plate or bracket 3 havingspaced arms ornwebsft ro'ecting yfrom the -outer side thereof-y is bo ted secured to the flat yside of the post in posi# tion for the plate 'to preferablyreceive the thrustof the plain surface of the brace-bar and for the upwardly' projecting 'flange or .web3 of 'the bar to fit between the arm's'or or otherwise suitably webs tof the "bracket, as shown. Thj'provisionof the bracket 3 4' is not Aonly ini-'- portant in providing a simple'aiid strong connection between: the` bracebar and post but also in preventing any twisting "or cant-l ing oft-he post, which so frequentlyoccurs I wu h posts upon which wire fences aieliung.

il will be noted that the bracket 4 3 also prof" tides a simple means tor securely engagmg f the brace-bar to the post as the cooperating tosecure the cmnprisesvav base-plate61torming a broad hearing surlace therefor, and upon the top whichthe .outer end offfthe brace-bar pro- `jects on 'an inclinel 'and bears against the bottoni and forward end wall'thereof, asv indicated. Lips or 'flanges i project in= unrdly from the 'torua rd end portion-'fit thel .socket walls to A engage .overt the: :horizontal ll-Phew...

100. oi this is provided aSocket"oi-@recess into'r to more firmly anchor it to the subjacentsupport as is apparent. I The inner end 8 of the ground shoe is providedwith a' vertical slot 11, Fig. 5.

' through which one end of a trussrod 1Q'A 15 projects, while the other end thereof pro- ]ects through a registering aperture in thc plain face of the post 1- flush with one side of the post flange l and thence hooks around said flange as indicated at- 13, to an! 2,0 chor it to -the post inopposition to its point of attachment'to the groundshoe 5; A nut 14 is threaded on the rod 12 within the 4socket of the ground shoe,` and convenient access is had to'such nut byproviding openings inthe sides of the ground-shoe socket as best indicated in .Fig 1. The purpose of providing afslot l1 in the ground shoe for receiving the truss-rod 12 is to permit of a raising or lowering of such rod as the unevennessof the round might require. It is apparentthat t e truss-rod l2'not onlv provides a'- rigid connection between the lower, portion of the post and the ground shoe to prevent relative outward movements thereofvbut also serves as a means for straightening the post when set up as a tightening of the nut 14 thereon will effect a movement ofthe lower end of the ost and o'round shoe toward each other w iile 40 the lbrace-bar prevents a corresponding movement of the shoe and upper end of the post.

To set up an anchor post employing the features -of our invention it is'only necessary to embed the lower end` of the post in the ground in the usual manner and place the outer end of the brace-bar 2 in engagement with the ground shoe .54 and the inner end thereof in contact with the flat side ot the postwith its .lange or web2" projecting .upwardly between the. arms of the bracket 3 4. This being done the truss-rod 1-2 is engaged' to the ground shoe and post in the manner shown and tightened to secure the ground-shoe in proper position to hold the brace-bar in firm contact with the post amd to straighten the post. as may be. desired. It will be noted that the only bolts used Aare those employed to secure the, bracket- U0 to the post, thus making the setting up of the'same exceedingly rapid and simple.

It will,` of course, be understood thatsho'uld itbe desired to attach one or more lateral fences to the post 1, brackets 3 4 may be attached to either or both sides' of -the adjustingfnicans of said rod being` lof the web la thereof, as indicated in Figs. G and 7', to receivethe upper end thrusts of lateral brace-bars 2 in the same manner as' .described- `for the main brace-ba r, the outer ends of such brace-,barsbeing mounted in 70 ground-shoes and anchored to the post in the same manner as above described.

We wish. it understood that our invention is not limited to-any specific construction or arrangement of the parts except inso far as' such limitations are specified irl the claims. I.

Having t-'ius described our. invention, what -we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is,- 80

1. Incom" o1nat1on, an anchor post, "1.. bracket secured thereto and having spaced outwardly projecting arms, and a T bracebar having 'its flatsurfacc disposedon the under side thereofwith the endof such sur-4 85 having a cavity in itstop over which the bar projects and having portions which coact with the side flangesof the bar to hold it against disengagement therefrom exceptin one direction, anda trussfrod for 'adjustably anchoring the ground-shoe tothe post,

cated withinthe ground-shoe.

3. In combination, a post having a lat-` side, a bracket s ecuredto the flat side 2f said post and having horizontally spaced with t e lower-edges of said arms. flanged outwardly, a T brace-bar for the post having the 'post end ofits web fitting upwardly between the bracket arms and the associated end of its flat side in contact with the 110 flanged edges ofsa-id bracket to resist a relative upward movement of suchend ofthe brace-bar, and means '..for Aanchoring` the,- outer end of the brace-bar 4relative lto the post.

4. In combination, a metallic post having laterally 'projecting tlanges,`o'ne of which is provided with anvaperture,'a brace-bar for the post, a ground shoe for receivingthe louterend thrust ofthe brace-bar, and a truss rod having orcend adju'stably engagedto :the ground shoe and its other end projected through saidaperture and hooked` around a 4flange of the post which is opposed` to-thelground shoe. l A5. In combination, a T anchor 'post hav-t ing an -apertre-inthe flat side thereof. 'adjacent: to its ground line, 'a pluralitypt ,-bracc-.barsritor thel post,'- ground slioes l'0 1".` freccivlnggthel thrusts of the 'outer endsof 130 rojecting outwardly from the post '105' post ends `hooked and engaged around the 'adjacent to the 'brace-bars extending in different directions edge of a flange of the post which is opposed to' the attached ground shoe, one of said truss rods projectlng through said postaperture and the others lying at the outer side of the fiat side of the post.

6. In combination, a T anchor ost having an aperture Ethrough the fiat si e thereof ound line, at least two from the post, and truss rods adjustably attachedat their outer ends to the outer end portions of said brace-bars and having their inner ends hook shaped and engaging around an opposing fiange of the post., one

of said truss rods projecting through the post aperture and the other lying at the outer slde of the at side of the post.

In testimony whereof, We have hereunto signed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribingV Witnesses.

LOUIS A. -HENNING. WILLIAM B. HENNING. Witnesses:

C. W; OWEN, M. G. fGAsKELL, 

